Homalaspis
| Homalaspis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Brachyura |
| Family: | Platyxanthidae |
| Genus: | Homalaspis A. Milne-Edwards, 1863 |
| Species: | H. plana
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| Binomial name | |
| Homalaspis plana (H. Milne Edwards, 1834)
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Homalaspis is a genus of crabs in the family Platyxanthidae. It is monotypic, the sole species being Homalaspis plana,[2] also known as the purple stone crab[3] or Chilean stone crab.[4]
Homalaspis plana occurs in the East Pacific from the Galápagos Archipelago to southern Patagonia.[3] There is a single record from the west coast of South Africa, likely resulting from shipping or aquaculture imports.[4]
Homalaspis plana lives in the intertidal zone and down to 272 m (892 ft). It is a commercially valuable species.[3]
References
- ^ "Homalaspis plana (H. Milne Edwards, 1834". DecaNet. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ "Homalaspis A. Milne-Edwards, 1863". DecaNet. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
- ^ a b c Haye, Pilar A.; Muñoz-Herrera, Natalia C.; Segovia, Nicolás I. (2026). "Limited genetic diversity across a broadly connected range in the fished purple stone crab Homalaspis plana". Global Ecology and Conservation. 65 e04015. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e04015.
- ^ a b Peters, Koebraa; Robinson, Tamara (2018). "From Chile to the South African west coast: first reports of the Chilean stone crab Homalaspis plana (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) and the South American sunstar Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816) outside their natural ranges". BioInvasions Records. 7 (4): 421–426. doi:10.3391/bir.2018.7.4.11.